Skip to content

ANHE Regional Forum: West

Over 700 ANHE Members in Arizona, California, and Nevada are working to assure healthy food, water, air, and soil for all communities. We host events, share information about what’s going on, and create opportunities for nurses to talk to their legislators and each other about all things environmental health.

What We’re Working On

Tell Governor Newsom: Lead on Climate Safety

It is more important than ever for states to act on climate change. States—and their governors—can be powerful leaders in building a clean energy economy. That’s why we’re asking Governor Newsom to keep stepping up to slash climate pollution, protect children’s health, and ensure environmental justice. Our future depends on it.

 

Tell Nevada Lawmakers and Utility Regulators: Invest in Local Clean Energy

Nevada families deserve rapid and equitable progress away from methane gas and toward local clean energy sources like solar and geothermal power. We need investments in energy efficiency and weatherization. We cannot tie our families to dirty fossil fuels for another generation.

 

Meet Your West Regional Forum Organizer

Tara Marko, PhD, RN

Tara Marko is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at California State University San Marcos and a neonatal intensive care nurse at Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego. Tara graduated from Bayonne Medical Center School of Nursing in 2006, New Jersey City University with her BSN in 2008, Seton Hall University with her MSN in 2010, and Washington State University in 2024 with her PhD. Her research passions include environmental health outcomes, especially wildfire smoke exposure, and maternal and neonatal health. 

Contact Tara at tara.marko@gmail.com

Highlights